In 1825, a man named John Cutter started a Massachusetts company that shipped ice to South America. In return, he would bring ...

[2] According to the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office, an individual must be a registered voter to run for office. [3] State statutes require that state legislative district boundaries be ...

Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution on February 6, 1788, according to the Census Bureau. Originally, Maine was recognized as a part of the state of Massachusetts, until Maine was admitted to ...

Balance Rock is a huge limestone boulder that geologists say was carried on a glacier from the Hudson Valley and deposited on ...

A sign on a tree gives information about the public hearing on the tree removals this coming Tuesday at Town Hall.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) this week held a Public Information Meeting at Wilson Middle School ...

According to the Massachusetts Legacy Tree Program, the Endicott Pear Tree – a European pear tree named Pyrus communis – was planted between 1632 and 1649 by the first governor of the Massachusetts ...

Massachusetts students must meet a state standard – a Competency Determination – and local school district requirements to graduate from high school. Until 2024, Massachusetts students were ...

(WWLP) – New state census data is showing most cities and towns have grown in population over the past year, but that’s not necessarily true for communities here in western Massachusetts.

Even if the president reverses tariffs and a recession is avoided, the report found that the state remains vulnerable. The report said in 2026, NIH cuts could cost Massachusetts $1.4-$2.2 billion ...

Myles Blanchard has some extra spending money! Blanchard, a resident of Fall River, is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$4,000,000 Cash King Doubler” instant ...